Re: MacOS finder "open with" does not open XML file in XMLmind

Thank you for this useful tip. We'll certainly use it on our own Mac.



On 1/25/22 19:00, Leif H Silli wrote:
> On 2021-12-16 10:00 Hussein Shafie:
>> On 12/15/21 18:13, Peter Desjardins wrote:
> 
>>> A writer on my team pointed out that right-clicking an XML file in 
>>> the MacOS finder and choosing "open with" XMLmind will launch the 
>>> XMLmind program, but will not open the actual file in it. I confirmed 
>>> that I see the same behavior on my MacOS laptop.
>>
>> Yes. We confirm that we have an issue here.
> 
>    ... snip ...
> 
>> Unfortunately we forget to retest this feature for XXE v10 running on
>> macOS Monterey. We'll do that for XXE v10.1 and try --again-- to find
>> a workaround for this annoying issue.
> 
> 1) I can confirm the same issue on MacOS 12.1 Monterey.
> 
> 2) I discovered - sort of - a workaround: Drag and Drop. Instead of 
> using "Open With" (or double clicking the file), in the Finder window, 
> simply drag the file above a wind of XXE, and drop it there. Voila. It 
> will open in a new tab in a window of XXE.
> 
> (And, if instead of a file, you drag a folder, the content of that 
> folder will open in XXE’s file browser. From there you can open files by 
> doubleclicking them.)
> 
> Leif Halvard Silli
> 

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